Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Determination: Fresh Atlantic Salmon From Chile

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-337-803]

Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Antidumping Determination:

Fresh Atlantic Salmon From Chile

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29, 1979.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Frederick or Kris Campbell,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement II, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-0186,

or (202) 482-3813, respectively.

Postponement of Preliminary Determination

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is postponing the

preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of

fresh Atlantic Salmon from Chile. The deadline for issuing the

preliminary determination in this investigation is now no later than

January 8, 1998.

On July 2, 1997, the Department initiated an antidumping

investigation of fresh Atlantic salmon from Chile. The notice stated we

would issue our preliminary determination on November 19, 1997.

On October 17, 1997, pursuant to section 733(c) of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended, the Coalition for Fair Atlantic Salmon Trade and

certain individual members thereof, the petitioners, requested that the

Department postpone until January 8, 1998, the issuance of the

preliminary determination in this investigation. The petitioners'

request for postponement was timely, and the Department finds no

compelling reason to deny the request. Therefore, we are postponing the

deadline for issuing this determination until no later than January 8,

1998.

This extension is in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the

Act and 19 CFR 353.15(d).

Dated: October 23, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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